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Board to look for interim school chief

The timing of Lance Gibbon’s announcement was a major factor in board members’ decision to seek an interim…

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After Coupeville resident Geri Nelson saw these two Great Horned owlets and their mother, she posted to social media to see if there was any local photography interest. Cara Hefflinger came to the tree, camera in hand.

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Coupeville owl family makes an appearance in photographer’s lens

O ne woman’s discovery of a brood of owlets in Coupeville caught the eyes of many admirers on…

Andy Mendoza, left, and Brandon Ezell both graduated from the Island County Drug Court program on April 8. (Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times)

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Reunited with their families, two men graduate Drug Court

Mendoza, 32, and Brandon Ezell, 33, both graduated from Island County Superior Court’s adult Drug Court on April…

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OH moving forward with 75-acre park plans

Concept designs for the park featured six soccer fields, two multi-purpose fields, four Little League fields, four softball…

Color Guard Capt. Mike Hutchins, at left, and John Kraft present the Sons of the American Revolution Bronze Good Citizenship Medal to Bobbi Lornson, center. (Photo by Teresa Addison)

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Oak Harbor woman awarded ‘Good Citizenship’ medal

Bobbi Lornson, past president of the Oak Harbor Lions Club president and volunteer, was recently recognized for her…

Joel Atienza’s uniform’s USAF/USSF patches prior to transfer. Photo provided

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Oak Harbor 2010 grad selected for U.S. Space Force

Joel Atienza’s advice to Space Force hopefuls? “Remember, ‘The sky is not the limit.’”

The Oystercatcher’s owner and chef, Tyler Hansen, prepares a dozen 3 Sisters beef bolognese lasagnas to go on the shelves at 3 Sisters Market. Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times

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Chef liaises with other business owners

A Coupeville chef has expanded his partnership with local business owners to help his restaurant survive during the…

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Dr. Lance Gibbon, Superintendent of Oak Harbor Public Schools for the past eight years, has been selected as the next superintendent of Snoqualmie Valley School District. He starts the job on July 1

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Schools chief leaving Oak Harbor for new job

His new job as the superintendent for the Snoqualmie Valley School District begins July 1.

A LifeFlight Network helicopter was called in after a 44-year-old Oak Harbor woman lost control of her car and crossed the center line on Highway 20, crashing head-on into another driver near Coupeville Wednesday. The woman did not survive the crash. Photo by Bryan Fick/WestCoast Fire Media

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Oak Harbor woman dies in Highway 20 crash

The 44-year-old lost control of her vehicle near Coupeville on Wednesday.

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Oak Harbor to bring back students four days a week

The school board voted Thursday to change their reopening plan again so that grades 5-12 will have four…

Multiple fire agencies responded to a mobile home in Oak Harbor Sunday night. Photo by Bryan Fick/WestCoast Fire Media

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Drain cleaner ignites fire that decimates Oak Harbor home

No one was injured by the flames although one of the occupants lost three rats.

Rishi Sharma checks levels in his camera before interviewing WWII combat veteran Frank Burns of Freeland last Saturday. Sharma travels the country interviewing WWII combat veterans for his oral history project and nonprofit, Heroes of the Second World War. Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times

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Recording for posterity tales of WWII vets across the U.S.

Rishi Sharma has met more than 1,100 World War II combat veterans to document their stories.

The “Angel de la Creatividad” sculpture is currently bright red and being stored on its side at a construction company’s property in Bellingham. Oak Harbor City Council members have not voted on whether to accept the gift of the art yet. Photo provided

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Councilman says residents don’t want sculpture, others disagree

Oak Harbor City Council members have not yet decided whether to accept the sculpture as a gift.